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Service in Nashville helps loved ones say goodbye to singer who died of lung cancer at age 63

(CNN) -- Several hundred of Donna Summer's closest friends and family crowded into a Nashville, Tennessee, church Wednesday afternoon to say goodbye to the queen of disco, who died of lung cancer last week.


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Watch 'Lost Our Soul,' Illmac's new video

Illmaculate releases his new album "Skrill Talk" with celbration in Seattle, May 31 at The Nectar Lounge and Portland, June 2 at Branx, 315 SE 3rd St.


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The Cirque du Soleil production of 'Ovo' ends its Portland run this weekend at the Expo Center

One of the few African American clowns in the United States, Matlock performs with the Cirque Du Soleil under the Big Top at the Portland Expo Center through May 20.


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Singer known as "Queen of Disco" had been battling cancer

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Donna Summer, the "Queen of Disco" whose hits included "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "Love to Love You Baby" and "She Works Hard for the Money," has died, a representative said Thursday. She was 63.


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Labor Day weekend event will feature 30 acts from across the musical spectrum

(CNN) -- Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z announced Monday that he's headed to the City of Brotherly Love over Labor Day weekend to headline the "Budweiser Made in America" festival, which he's also curated.


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"Masterpiece" is singer's first solo record in 14 years

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he's spent so much time trying to get his life on track.


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Singer says she is "definitely" looking to increase the size of family with husband Jay-Z

(CNN) -- It sounds like Blue Ivy won't be an only child for long.


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Actor's legal team responds with evidence that they say will debunk allegations

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- John Travolta's lawyer argued a time-stamped photograph and a restaurant receipt show the actor was in not in Los Angeles when a massage therapist claims he sexually assaulted him at the Beverly Hills Hotel.


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Community service and $600 in fines means first Arab-American winner avoids jail

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, avoided jail during sentencing Wednesday in her Michigan drunken driving case, an experience she described as "very humbling."


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Millionaire actor says he has "no problem" with the notion of 30 percent rate

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of Hollywood's biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on the country's top earners.


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